I am always just so tickled when the people I get to photograph add personal, meaningful elements to their sessions. And Nichole and Zef's Missoula Montana college graduation images certainly had that in spades! To celebrate her college graduation from Carroll College in Helena and pay homage to her Navajo roots, Nichole's grandmother made her dress for her. And when I say made, I mean MADE. Not only did she sew it for Nichole, she WOVE it. Talk about super, super special! Thankfully, despite it being an overcast day, we didn't get rained out for any of Nichole or Zef's images. As we meandered from location to location, Nichole and Zef ...
On Assignment :: Winds of Change Magazine Shoot with Cody Sifford
In early March I had the pleasure of heading north to photograph Cody Sifford for a Winds of Change magazine shoot. The Pohly Company out of Boston, Massachusetts had contacted me to shoot images of Cody who was their cover feature (along with a story inside). I always love doing editorial work (to hearken back to my photojournalism background), so I was super excited to hear how eager the Pohly Company was to work with me on this shoot. Thankfully our shoot date didn't get rained or snowed out due to the wet weather we'd been experiencing, so I met up with Cody to make some cover-worthy portraits to go along with his magazine feature. He ...